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Re: Moving Hives

Let's do some math. If you move the hive 3000 feet, 3 feet at a time, it will take 2.7 years to move the hive. If you move it 3 feet per week, it will take 19.2 years. Maybe your children can finish moving it for you after you croak, if they're really dedicated. Alternatively, you can move it 3000 feet today using the Michael Bush method and be done with it.

“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” – Albert Einstein

I think the concern here is that if the hive is still in the same 1.5mi circle, the foraging bees will "fly home" to the old location and end up NOT returning to the proper hive. That is, unless they're given sufficient re-orienting cause, such as placing a branch/branches in the way of their path out the hive entrance.

Re: Moving Hives

1,000 yards is pushing it. I have done a few hundred, but there is a lot more confusion than you get at 100. If you went 50 yards a day I'll bet they would start anticipating the new location and you'd get there in a mere 20 days...